Previously, EMTALA was discussed in the context of emergency medicine expert witness testimony. EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act) has increasingly become representative of much that is wrong with our healthcare system. With overcrowding of the nation's emergency rooms, with diminishing capacity to pay for services, with increased acuity from delayed treatment, the incidence of EMTALA violations has been rapidly increasing. Not long ago, I wrote an article about EMTALA for the legal publication, PLAINTIFF Magazine, June 2008. I include it here for your information. Click on the following link to be directed to the article: Click Here.
EMTALA Revisited by an Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
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